Barangay Baraoas

Situated in City of San Fernando, La Union, Barangay Baraoas is one of 59 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baraoas had a population of 1,151. This made it the 35th largest of 59 barangays in City of San Fernando by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Baraoas accounted for approximately 0.92% of the total population of City of San Fernando, which stood at 125,640 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Baraoas moving from 1,019 residents to 1,151 residents, an intercensal change of +13.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Baraoas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of San Fernando is a city comprising 59 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baraoas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of La Union, which contains 576 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Baraoas ranks 293rd by 2020 population. La Union is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Baraoas is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.